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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301
March 10, 2009
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733-5612
Edgecombe County Manufacturer to Add 120 Jobs
State Grant Helps Boat Builder Expand in Tarboro
Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that HC Composites, a national manufacturer of twin-hull
boats, plans to expand its Tarboro operations. The company will invest $2.65 million and create
120 jobs in the next three years. The announcement was made possible in part by a $130,000
grant from the One North Carolina Fund.
“Boat manufacturing is an important part of our economy and the state’s heritage,” Gov. Perdue
said. “Our skilled workforce and top-ranked business climate are among the many reasons that
homegrown companies such as HC Composites continue to flourish and expand in this great
state.”
The 120 new jobs will pay an average of $29,560 a year, not including benefits.
HC Composites, which does business as World Cat, manufactures a variety of catamaran fishing
boats in Tarboro, where it has headquarters and employs 60 workers. The company is
purchasing Glacier Bay Catamarans of Seattle, which makes twin-hull cruising boats. HC
Composites plans to consolidate operations by relocating the Glacier Bay facility to Tarboro.
“The union of these two brands will provide incredible synergy and ability to serve our
combined customers better. We are extremely fortunate to have this opportunity and look
forward to meeting all of the customers and dealers,” said Chris Brockway, president of Glacier

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301
March 10, 2009
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733-5612
Edgecombe County Manufacturer to Add 120 Jobs
State Grant Helps Boat Builder Expand in Tarboro
Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that HC Composites, a national manufacturer of twin-hull
boats, plans to expand its Tarboro operations. The company will invest $2.65 million and create
120 jobs in the next three years. The announcement was made possible in part by a $130,000
grant from the One North Carolina Fund.
“Boat manufacturing is an important part of our economy and the state’s heritage,” Gov. Perdue
said. “Our skilled workforce and top-ranked business climate are among the many reasons that
homegrown companies such as HC Composites continue to flourish and expand in this great
state.”
The 120 new jobs will pay an average of $29,560 a year, not including benefits.
HC Composites, which does business as World Cat, manufactures a variety of catamaran fishing
boats in Tarboro, where it has headquarters and employs 60 workers. The company is
purchasing Glacier Bay Catamarans of Seattle, which makes twin-hull cruising boats. HC
Composites plans to consolidate operations by relocating the Glacier Bay facility to Tarboro.
“The union of these two brands will provide incredible synergy and ability to serve our
combined customers better. We are extremely fortunate to have this opportunity and look
forward to meeting all of the customers and dealers,” said Chris Brockway, president of Glacier